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will continue to keep open lines of communication with pakistan. with us from islamabad is peter alexander who has been stationed there for several days now, joining us via skype. tell us about this story of osama bin laden's widows. the united states wants access to these women so they can give us intelligence, hopefully about bin laden, what he knew and what he might have been planning. what do we know about these women? >> reporter: we know the relationship between the two countries is strained now and the u.s. was trying to get access to these three widows of osama bin laden. if not that they wanted access to information gleaned from their interrogation. officials have said that request will be granted in their words soon. it's unclear if they will get to talk to the women themselves or only gather the information that has been taken from those women. we do not know exactly what they'll be able to say. they follow the conservative islamic tradition which means they were kept secluded from the public. so it's unclear if they would know anything
will continue to keep open lines of communication with pakistan. with us from islamabad is peter alexander who has been stationed there for several days now, joining us via skype. tell us about this story of osama bin laden's widows. the united states wants access to these women so they can give us intelligence, hopefully about bin laden, what he knew and what he might have been planning. what do we know about these women? >> reporter: we know the relationship between the two countries is...
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pakistan by no means a nato member, but the president of pakistan sis at the summit and e did meet briefly with our president today. president obama refuses to hold formal bilateral meetings with him until there is a deal made to manage those supply routes through pakistan into afghanistan. the "new york times" says the problem is how much pakistan wants to charge us, you and me, for safe passage of these nato supplies through pakistan into afghanistan. whaelts t what's the fee, is the question. nato used to pay, this is a conventional bribe, $250 per truck back in the day. but we've printed money and all these things, and now pakistan says they want upward of $5,000 per truck in the bribe to bring our belongings into their country where they can steal it from us. so the question really becomes how much do we want to pay -- anyway, we'll get into it with our guests. most of the cash ends up in insurgent hands, the enemies, those that we're fighting. the money for those trucks is being paid, believe it or not, to finance the taliban as a bribe for them not to shoot at us as we go through th
pakistan by no means a nato member, but the president of pakistan sis at the summit and e did meet briefly with our president today. president obama refuses to hold formal bilateral meetings with him until there is a deal made to manage those supply routes through pakistan into afghanistan. the "new york times" says the problem is how much pakistan wants to charge us, you and me, for safe passage of these nato supplies through pakistan into afghanistan. whaelts t what's the fee, is...
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drone attacks in pakistan and afghanistan. tonight we'll talk to two top intelligence experts about how law-abiding american citizens can become radicalized. >>> also, john boehner says the obama administration is big on rhetoric, but weak on preventing terrorism. someone needs to tell mr. boehner that the house minority leader, who was in charge when 9/11 happened. we'll talk to the "hardball" strategists about whether gop can get mileage out of its blame game against obama. >>> and soon we should get our first indication of whether conservative david cameron will be the next prime minister of british. >>> let me finish tonight with why i love british elections. we start with the
drone attacks in pakistan and afghanistan. tonight we'll talk to two top intelligence experts about how law-abiding american citizens can become radicalized. >>> also, john boehner says the obama administration is big on rhetoric, but weak on preventing terrorism. someone needs to tell mr. boehner that the house minority leader, who was in charge when 9/11 happened. we'll talk to the "hardball" strategists about whether gop can get mileage out of its blame game against obama....
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four men, one woman arrested in pakistan. associates apparently of the primary suspect in the times square failed bombing attempt. that wraps up this hour for me. to at noon eastern. on "andrea mitchell reports," coverage of the news conference from the justice department on the terror arrests. hey -- who's our best presentation guy? carl. i thought you said carl was our best presentation guy. [ worker ] well, he is. last week he told my team about fedex office print online for our presentations. we upload it to fedex office, then they print, bind, and ship it. the presentation looks good, right? yes, but -- you didn't actually bring carl with you. good morning! but i digress. [ male announcer ] we understand. you need presentations done right. and right now save 20% on all online printing purchases. visit fedex.com/print. >>> breaking news on "andrea mitchell reports." from the justice dmt, attorney general eric holder and other officials will be releasing me details on the arrest of the suspect in the times square bomb atte
four men, one woman arrested in pakistan. associates apparently of the primary suspect in the times square failed bombing attempt. that wraps up this hour for me. to at noon eastern. on "andrea mitchell reports," coverage of the news conference from the justice department on the terror arrests. hey -- who's our best presentation guy? carl. i thought you said carl was our best presentation guy. [ worker ] well, he is. last week he told my team about fedex office print online for our...
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will sneak in and de-nuke pakistan that pakistan is now routinely moving fully assembled nuclear weapons from one hideout to another. and because they don't want their friends in washington to know, pakistan is moving the fully constructed nukes in your common every day minimally protected minivan. this down the streets of the cities of pakistan. sounds like an inviting target for, i don't know, a terrorist group. the report says "the pakistani government is willing to make its nuclear weapons more vulnerable to theft simply to hide them from the united states." as we like to say, with friends like that, who needs enemies? >>> we start with the co-author of the extensive article that appears in "the national journal" and "the atlantic." anthony shafer who knows all about iran, pakistan, afghanistan, and their relations with terrorist groups. let's start on iran, tony, do we really have the ability to know what iran's capabilities are and how suspicious should we be considering our obvious inability to know what iraq's possible capabilities were before we invaded that country? >> well, i
will sneak in and de-nuke pakistan that pakistan is now routinely moving fully assembled nuclear weapons from one hideout to another. and because they don't want their friends in washington to know, pakistan is moving the fully constructed nukes in your common every day minimally protected minivan. this down the streets of the cities of pakistan. sounds like an inviting target for, i don't know, a terrorist group. the report says "the pakistani government is willing to make its nuclear...
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as you say, these links between pakistan, the heartlands of terror in pakistan and various groups in europe, here, and elsewhere, those are the things we have to investigate and i think we're getting more savvy about them as time goes on. >> there is really a risk benefit ratio here between increasing predator attacks, going after them into the territories but also seeing the blowback where you are radicalizing some younger pakistanis who are feeling strong nationalist anger about this. >> you have to look at that but i think you also have to say that the extreme iism and alienation was going on long before 9/11, afghanistan, iraq, any of the drone attacks you're talking about today. it does seem important we take action both in pakistan but also to make clear throughout all of our dealings on foreign policy and national security that we're not taking issue with islam or with the vast majority of moderate and reasonable muslim people who do not want this and are ashamed of this but we do have to deal with those who want to use violence against us. >> as you continue to see we have se
as you say, these links between pakistan, the heartlands of terror in pakistan and various groups in europe, here, and elsewhere, those are the things we have to investigate and i think we're getting more savvy about them as time goes on. >> there is really a risk benefit ratio here between increasing predator attacks, going after them into the territories but also seeing the blowback where you are radicalizing some younger pakistanis who are feeling strong nationalist anger about this....
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and these radicals in pakistan. to daniel and michael, gentlemen, thank you both very much. >> thank you. >>> now to what we like to call the fastest three minutes in news. ready? we'll take it "down to the wire" with a royal pilot, a story of survival, and beauty that isn't good for you. ready? hit the clock. >>> britain's prince harry could soon be in the cockpit of an apache helicopter. today prince charles awarded his youngest son and eight other training pilots with their wings. army commanders selected harry to train as an paetsapache pilo. he said it was a huge honor. >>> an idaho airman fell more than 300 feet into a canyon and somehow survived. he was sight seeing with his friend near the rim when he lost his footing and fell 330 feet down. that's crazy. after spending two weeks in the hospital, he is now recovering at home. >>> clothes are causing controversy at a california high school. a group of students say they were told they had to leave oak high school in morgan hill because they were wearing clothe
and these radicals in pakistan. to daniel and michael, gentlemen, thank you both very much. >> thank you. >>> now to what we like to call the fastest three minutes in news. ready? we'll take it "down to the wire" with a royal pilot, a story of survival, and beauty that isn't good for you. ready? hit the clock. >>> britain's prince harry could soon be in the cockpit of an apache helicopter. today prince charles awarded his youngest son and eight other training...
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and the u.s., we are beside pakistan." with friends like these, you know how the saying goes. here's the secretary's diplomatic response. >> what karzai was talking about was the long history of cooperation between afghanistan and pakistan. it was, you know, both taken out of context and misunderstood. >> are afghanistan and pakistan reliable allies? >> well, first of all, president karzai and i had a very productive meeting when i was in kabul last week. we are making progress on a lot of issues. >> mind you, we've spent nearly $500 billion there so far. we continue to fund both sides of the war. meanwhile, economic injustice and expanded breach of all sorts of principles of fairness continue in our own country, which is why an increasingly large number of military veterans have joined the occupy movement. i suggest you check out occupy marines, they are standing with the 99%. now, that participation took a dangerous turn for an iraq war veteran who survived two tours on behalf of the united states, but now finds himself
and the u.s., we are beside pakistan." with friends like these, you know how the saying goes. here's the secretary's diplomatic response. >> what karzai was talking about was the long history of cooperation between afghanistan and pakistan. it was, you know, both taken out of context and misunderstood. >> are afghanistan and pakistan reliable allies? >> well, first of all, president karzai and i had a very productive meeting when i was in kabul last week. we are making...
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, pakistan. we've got richard on the phone. thanks for joining us. what's been the reaction already in pakistan regarding this possible request from the obama administration? >> reporter: what the obama administration needs to request at this stage is more information about specific individuals because as this debrief and interrogation continues, interrogators are learning more and more about exactly who the suspect met, i guess you would still call him a suspect, even though he confesses to trying to carry out the attack. and now people in this country, in pakistan, and u.s. diplomats, want to talk with people he was in contact with, and that's going to require pakistani help. a lot of the attention is focused on several cities in pakistan where the government does not have a lot of control, in particular in the region of waziristan. waziristan is the most volatile war zone in all of pakistan's and the government does not effectively control it. this is an issue of the u.s. asking pakistan to ex
, pakistan. we've got richard on the phone. thanks for joining us. what's been the reaction already in pakistan regarding this possible request from the obama administration? >> reporter: what the obama administration needs to request at this stage is more information about specific individuals because as this debrief and interrogation continues, interrogators are learning more and more about exactly who the suspect met, i guess you would still call him a suspect, even though he confesses...
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lot to tell but today, including president obama calling pakistan's president over the nato incident that killed 24 of that country's soldiers. >>> plus, it was the preview clip that flew around the internet last week. and last night we finally saw in all its glory, the actual show, "virgin diaries" featuring the worst kiss ever between man and woman. enough that clip later in the show. first, the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. with the iowa caucuses less than a month away, newt gingrich surges. the former house speaker with 26% in iowa, a 21-point jump from october. mitt romney, ron paul with a statistical tie in second place. in new hampshire, romney in the lead, 39% support there from likely voters. he's dropped six points from october. gingrich gained 19 points in the state. now 16 behind romney there. ron paul in third. trailing gingrich by seven. these polls include herman cain, whoen on saturday announced he's suspending his presidential bid. cain told reporters the claims of sexual harassment and infidelity have been a distraction and ultimately call
lot to tell but today, including president obama calling pakistan's president over the nato incident that killed 24 of that country's soldiers. >>> plus, it was the preview clip that flew around the internet last week. and last night we finally saw in all its glory, the actual show, "virgin diaries" featuring the worst kiss ever between man and woman. enough that clip later in the show. first, the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. with the iowa caucuses...
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from pakistan to the united states, not when he's getting on a plane after the event back to pakistan. that tells me we've got a lot to do. again, my concern is, listen, they cain. they made i think some political perspectives on certain collection activities that we used to be able to do that we can't do today. >> congressman, let me ask. you and i have discussed this topic in part. yesterday we spoke. part of what concerns you is this pattern of terror, as you've described it. ft. hood shooter, nadal hassan, botched christmas day underwear bomber as he's described. now the times square attack. describe what about that pattern is most concerning to you right now. >> well, we've seen a switch in the al qaeda doctrine, if you will. this really is driven by at least through a gentleman named al awaki. preferable with a u.s. passport, u.s. citizens of some sort, radicalizing them and sending them on something -- still a lethal operation but not nearly as spectacular as flying planes into a building. that's a change for them. it's a change that we're going to have to deal with, which mean
from pakistan to the united states, not when he's getting on a plane after the event back to pakistan. that tells me we've got a lot to do. again, my concern is, listen, they cain. they made i think some political perspectives on certain collection activities that we used to be able to do that we can't do today. >> congressman, let me ask. you and i have discussed this topic in part. yesterday we spoke. part of what concerns you is this pattern of terror, as you've described it. ft. hood...
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drone strikes in pakistan and yemen since 2004. nbc news national investigative correspondent michael isikoff joins us. human rights watch examined the strikes in yemen. tell us about the claims or the research they've done that would say that the u.s. is not telling the complete truth? >> well, if these reports are based on on the ground interviews with individuals in the areas where the strikes have taken place. and there are some pretty gripping and disturbing accounts in both reports, one in the amnesty international, act of a 68-year-old grandmother killed by a drone strike in front of her grandchildren. there's a report of 18 laborers killed in another strike in pakistan in yemen, 12 civilians reportedly killed in a strike in a village there. what's particularly noticed -- worth noting here, these most compelling counts are in relatively recent terms those strikes are alluded to in pakistan, took place in the summer and fall of last year. the one in yemen, took place in september of last year. so look, it is very hard to veri
drone strikes in pakistan and yemen since 2004. nbc news national investigative correspondent michael isikoff joins us. human rights watch examined the strikes in yemen. tell us about the claims or the research they've done that would say that the u.s. is not telling the complete truth? >> well, if these reports are based on on the ground interviews with individuals in the areas where the strikes have taken place. and there are some pretty gripping and disturbing accounts in both reports,...
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with pakistan rather than the united states. secretary clinton was asked also about being willingç to negotie with the haqqani network, that attacked our embassy in kabul. this is what she had to say. >> we want to fight, talk and build all at the same time. part of the reason for that is to test whether these organizations have any willingness to negotiate in good faith. there is evidence going both ways to be clear. >> i suspect that you and your republican colleagues on the committee might have similar views about our attitude towards pakistan and karzai. are you all satisfied that we should be talking or reaching out to the haqqani network. >> i think we have to put this in context. secretary clinton has shown great strength and just over there and being very clear with the pakistanis that we actually have full expectation they are going to work with us and corporate with us. when they go as the president showed in his great leadership and we were going to go after those who would hurt us, and we deal with bin laden, that
with pakistan rather than the united states. secretary clinton was asked also about being willingç to negotie with the haqqani network, that attacked our embassy in kabul. this is what she had to say. >> we want to fight, talk and build all at the same time. part of the reason for that is to test whether these organizations have any willingness to negotiate in good faith. there is evidence going both ways to be clear. >> i suspect that you and your republican colleagues on the...
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that flight to pakistan via dubai. at 7:35 p.m. shahzad arrived at the airport where he paid cash for his ticket. he gets on that plane despite being on the no-fly list. at 10:40 p.m. customs gets the no-fly list and it's learned that faisal shahzad is aboard the emirates airlines flight. just about 11:00 p.m. as the plane was about to leave the gate, shahzad is removed from the plane and arrested. joining me now from capitol hill is congressman adam smith, a democrat from washington. would you consider that a close call? >> absolutely. it's a very close call. now, i think the investigators do deserve some credit for so quickly identifying the suspect. but we do need to look at how did he get on the plane and why did he get on the plane? should we not have seen that information? so i think there is quite a bit that went right in this investigation, but we need to get better every time. we look at what didn't go right, learn from that and try to make the improvements necessary. >> we're just learning now at nbc news that it appears
that flight to pakistan via dubai. at 7:35 p.m. shahzad arrived at the airport where he paid cash for his ticket. he gets on that plane despite being on the no-fly list. at 10:40 p.m. customs gets the no-fly list and it's learned that faisal shahzad is aboard the emirates airlines flight. just about 11:00 p.m. as the plane was about to leave the gate, shahzad is removed from the plane and arrested. joining me now from capitol hill is congressman adam smith, a democrat from washington. would you...
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now his family in pakistan was relatively well to do. he had traveled back and forth carrying large amounts of cash with him which is not unusual for people of the middle east, we're told, but that's still one of the big questions. so far, authorities say, they continue to believe that he had no help here in the u.s. building the bombs. savannah? >> all right. pete which wiilliams from our n in new york, thank you. in the uk, election night is over and with no clear winner now the real fight begins. nbc's anymore maceda is in london. for people unfamiliar with the british system, the conservatives won the most votes but apparently not enough to get the ability to organize the government so now what happens? >> reporter: well, now the horse trading begins. that's right. we have our presidential democracy where you can actually win the popular vote but not necessa necessarily the presidency. the same thing here. you can win the vote. you can win the most seats, and that's what david cameron did, but he came up about 15 to 20 seats short. s
now his family in pakistan was relatively well to do. he had traveled back and forth carrying large amounts of cash with him which is not unusual for people of the middle east, we're told, but that's still one of the big questions. so far, authorities say, they continue to believe that he had no help here in the u.s. building the bombs. savannah? >> all right. pete which wiilliams from our n in new york, thank you. in the uk, election night is over and with no clear winner now the real...
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it also raises questions about whether the militant organization supported him on the half of pakistan spy agency. officials tell the time there was no spoking gun showing the agency protected bin laden. calls for new evacuations has thousands threeing to higher ground as a giant surnl of water heads their way. here's nbc's kevin tibbles. >>> already many homes have succumbed, and predictions of higher levels. nine feet higher when more water is released from nearby dams. >> there's the impending sense of doom out there. the outlook isn't good. >> reporter: and with some 12,000 minot residents, many are crowded to shelters. >> last time it's let's pray the levees hold. this time is, it's doesn't matter. it's going over. it's going over it. >> michelle has five children, the youngest is 4 months. >> it just maybes me want to cry. i don't want to be here that long. my place is going under water. >> if last big flood was 1969. the current all time record was set back in 1881. this flood is projected to dwarf either that. b barriers are being reinforced, like this bridge. covering the stor
it also raises questions about whether the militant organization supported him on the half of pakistan spy agency. officials tell the time there was no spoking gun showing the agency protected bin laden. calls for new evacuations has thousands threeing to higher ground as a giant surnl of water heads their way. here's nbc's kevin tibbles. >>> already many homes have succumbed, and predictions of higher levels. nine feet higher when more water is released from nearby dams. >>...
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>> well, first of all, we know that he had relatives in pakistan. he was originally from pakistan. so with -- with those facts and the fact that -- the most important fact being that this is still an ongoing investigation other th investigation, it's too early to tell, it's too early to speculate whether he was part of a conspiracy or had help or what actually happened. we simply don't have that information yet. >> the biggest question the one i was asking in the setup to our conversation, have we adapted enough, can we adapt more, our tools -- is it possible to fight an enemy who is not under a nation state but or a flag but under a visible ideology? >> well, there are a lot of factors that go into that, but the one thing that is clear is that the professionals in intelligence and law enforcement, those that are charged with keeping us safe, are adapting to these -- to these attempted attacks. and the other part of that is that, it's resonating around the country that everyday americans should be alert to things that seem out of place, to things -- and to observe and report things
>> well, first of all, we know that he had relatives in pakistan. he was originally from pakistan. so with -- with those facts and the fact that -- the most important fact being that this is still an ongoing investigation other th investigation, it's too early to tell, it's too early to speculate whether he was part of a conspiracy or had help or what actually happened. we simply don't have that information yet. >> the biggest question the one i was asking in the setup to our...
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who will tell you that the united states is the enemy of pakistan. the prime enemy of pakistan. and those people don't necessarily love al qaeda, either. it's simply an element of nationalism. that's what i'm saying here, is i think there was a cocktail here, a cocktail of different factors. >> and also let me get back to mike. it seems we've had people coming here from ireland. some of them have not had a good experience in america, 99% have, but some of them have. they say, it didn't work out, i'm going back home. let me ask you about the lucky part of this. we've had three of these terrorists in a row. if you start with the shoe bomber and go to the christmas bomber and now this character, they're klutzes. >> actually, chris, there's been at least ten or 20 cases in which they're klutzes. but we shouldn't underestimate them. the first chapter of my book is called "killers and bunklers." even when they're successful, often they make a lot of mistakes. they're not highly trained, they don't have disciplined trade craft. but if you leave them alone, they can be successful. he's
who will tell you that the united states is the enemy of pakistan. the prime enemy of pakistan. and those people don't necessarily love al qaeda, either. it's simply an element of nationalism. that's what i'm saying here, is i think there was a cocktail here, a cocktail of different factors. >> and also let me get back to mike. it seems we've had people coming here from ireland. some of them have not had a good experience in america, 99% have, but some of them have. they say, it didn't...
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and yet, appears to have gotten some training if pakistan. does this to you bear the hallmarks of somebody who's working for a major terrorist organization? >> it does but in a new model. all right? for the years before and after 9/11, it was al qaeda main, al qaeda central, careful planning, complex plots. a lot of things going on. always shooting for the spectacular. frankly, we've become quite good at detecting and dismembering those kinds of plots. this is a learning enemy. and this enemy is now adjust together fact that if he does something very complicate tad takes a long period of time, by and large, we'll detect it and disrupt it. so what happened in times square this past weekend, what happened on christmas day is a new model. folks, we barely knew because al qaeda barely knew them. al qaeda did not spend a lot of time on their training, on their preparation, on their vetting because they now know if they hug them too close, too long, we'll find out who they are. we have less complicated attacks, frankly attacks that would probably b
and yet, appears to have gotten some training if pakistan. does this to you bear the hallmarks of somebody who's working for a major terrorist organization? >> it does but in a new model. all right? for the years before and after 9/11, it was al qaeda main, al qaeda central, careful planning, complex plots. a lot of things going on. always shooting for the spectacular. frankly, we've become quite good at detecting and dismembering those kinds of plots. this is a learning enemy. and this...
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it does say nothing about what pakistan's motives may ultimately be. remember, pakistan may have an interest in having a big role in the rebuilding of afghanistan and may see an alliance with the u.s. at this point as a step in that direction. here's how one afghan parliament member put it. if pakistani officials had wanted to arrest him, they could have done it at any time. why did they arrest him now? that is the question. military experts agree his capture could help cripple the taliban militarily, at least for the short term, by effectively disrupting their chain of command. the arrest also right in line with pakistan's desire to broker those peace talks with the taliban. negotiations that the u.s. has expressed support for so far. now, baradar is in custody. commanders reporting critical information about how the taliban is operating in afghanistan. joining us now, arturo, a former cia operative with the rand corporation and brian fishman, a counterterrorism research fellow at the new american foundation and a research fellow with the combating te
it does say nothing about what pakistan's motives may ultimately be. remember, pakistan may have an interest in having a big role in the rebuilding of afghanistan and may see an alliance with the u.s. at this point as a step in that direction. here's how one afghan parliament member put it. if pakistani officials had wanted to arrest him, they could have done it at any time. why did they arrest him now? that is the question. military experts agree his capture could help cripple the taliban...
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to do that, it needs pakistan. specifically pakistani intelligence, and right now oar going to see the indians place on the terrorism front to try to get the united states to do that, but the united states has a very delicate relationship right now to maintain with spark tan, and india's likely going to be disappointed with us, and already ununnerved by the idea of the u.s. and pakistan negotiating a deal that could leave the ichbdance vulnerable on a national security front. >> dave, one last question, away from india, what is going on with the assassination of karzai's brother, and do we know who did that? there's speculation of everybody from the cia to drug lords to the taliban. >> absolutely. that speculation is still runs. it's not clear whether his absence will have that big of a stabilizing effect. from the united states point of view karzai's brother caused a lot of problems, he was always playing a double game, but he managed a lot of relationships. he had the charisma to maintain that network. for karzai
to do that, it needs pakistan. specifically pakistani intelligence, and right now oar going to see the indians place on the terrorism front to try to get the united states to do that, but the united states has a very delicate relationship right now to maintain with spark tan, and india's likely going to be disappointed with us, and already ununnerved by the idea of the u.s. and pakistan negotiating a deal that could leave the ichbdance vulnerable on a national security front. >> dave, one...
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we follow the lead back to pakistan. what's the problem? >> there's no question, there's been some phenomenal police work after the fact. the question is, the only thing that kept this bomb from going off was the fact that apparently the guy wasn't a very good bomb-maker. it's not like the plot was foiled. i think that while the police work in terms of apprehending him was phenomenal, there are a lot of questions raced about how all of this was handled. one of the most troubling for me in terms of where this might become politicized is the incredible number of leaks that came out of the department of justice throughout the investigation. apparently the suspect has told authorities that he was watching on the news as information came out that then propelled him to go to the airport to go get out of the country. so he knew that the noose was tightening. >> he said, let's take a look at this this is a very good spin. let's look at the facts, this is something who is a mall content. but he isn't suspect that was associated with al qaeda. a fami
we follow the lead back to pakistan. what's the problem? >> there's no question, there's been some phenomenal police work after the fact. the question is, the only thing that kept this bomb from going off was the fact that apparently the guy wasn't a very good bomb-maker. it's not like the plot was foiled. i think that while the police work in terms of apprehending him was phenomenal, there are a lot of questions raced about how all of this was handled. one of the most troubling for me in...
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he goes back to pakistan. as we've seen, the uk has dealt with this a lot, of pakistani nationals who return home every summer and go to these radical camps. if this is the case here, this is going to create a lot of other domestic questions and political questions that are going to be very troubling for our society. because you have so many millions of pakistani -- ethnic pakistanis here in the united states who are really wonderful parts of the texture and vie bransy of our society. here you've dwot got a guy like this who goes back and tries to join up, let's say. they say, here's an opportunity. we've got a guy with a u.s. passport. we can use him. we don't have to trust him. we don't have to give him the secrets of the temple. but let's send him back. >> i think in the past al qaeda and like minded organizations have done talk down talent spotting. finding people, bringing them in, training them and sending them on. >> deep imbedding. >> deep imbedding. 9/11 is a perfect example of that. then the evolutio
he goes back to pakistan. as we've seen, the uk has dealt with this a lot, of pakistani nationals who return home every summer and go to these radical camps. if this is the case here, this is going to create a lot of other domestic questions and political questions that are going to be very troubling for our society. because you have so many millions of pakistani -- ethnic pakistanis here in the united states who are really wonderful parts of the texture and vie bransy of our society. here...
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the top leaders in pakistan in the border region between pakistan and afghanistan. the pakistani taliban is related but its goal is not to establish an islamic state in afghanistan. its goal is to fight the pakistani government and create more independence for pashtuns and other people of the taliban movement living in pakistan. so there are two related movements on either side of the border and the suspicion, because he went to waziristan, and waziristan is a center of the pakistani taliban's activity, so the suspicion would be that if he did in fact receive bomb training in waziristan that most likely he would be coming into contact with people from the pakistani taliban. >> okay. nbc's richard engel live in islamabad. thanks, richard. >>> well, shahzad was on the run for just over 53 hours before law enforcement figured out that he was the man who tried to blow up times square. only the remarkable efforts of law enforcement kept him from fleeing to dubai but today there remained pretty serious questions about how this man was able to drive a car loaded with explo
the top leaders in pakistan in the border region between pakistan and afghanistan. the pakistani taliban is related but its goal is not to establish an islamic state in afghanistan. its goal is to fight the pakistani government and create more independence for pashtuns and other people of the taliban movement living in pakistan. so there are two related movements on either side of the border and the suspicion, because he went to waziristan, and waziristan is a center of the pakistani taliban's...
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and in his words, it's an arm of pakistan's intelligence service. that's the kind of thing that does not usually get said out loud and directly. when the u.s. government says another country is killing u.s. troops out loud and directly, that's close to the u.s. government saying, here we come, let us introduce you to the united states marine corps. then a few days after mullen dropped that bombshell in the senate, another one dropped. "the new york times" quoting anonymous sources saying publicly for the first time when u.s. and afghan officers were ambushed at a meeting in pakistan in 2007, they weren't ambushed by militants, by locals, by the taliban or something. they were ambushed by the pakistani officers the americans were meeting with. quote, at first the meeting to resolve the border dispute seemed a success. despite some tense moments the delegations ate lunch together, exchanged phone numbers and made plans to meet again. as americans and afghans prepared to leave, the pakistanis opened fire without warning. again, this happened in 2007. w
and in his words, it's an arm of pakistan's intelligence service. that's the kind of thing that does not usually get said out loud and directly. when the u.s. government says another country is killing u.s. troops out loud and directly, that's close to the u.s. government saying, here we come, let us introduce you to the united states marine corps. then a few days after mullen dropped that bombshell in the senate, another one dropped. "the new york times" quoting anonymous sources...
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panetta has had some very tough words on pakistan. the big frustration is that you don't believe that pakistan is doing enough to fight the insurgents within their borders, including the hakani network, a notorious organization responsible for much of the death and bloodshed we see in afghanistan. the suicide bombings, the roadside bombs that take both coalition and civilian lives. also, some people are saying panetta's remarks are a bit hip critical. an organize like this network isn't even on the u.s. terror list. there are individuals within the network that are on the terrorist list but the organization as a whole is not. some believe that is because the u.s. still wants to negotiate with the haqqanis in the future. and if they're on the terror list, they wouldn't be able to do that. >> live for us in afghanistan, thank you. >>> on capitol hill today, you may not hear it often but you'll hear it now. lawmaker or at least some of them accusing the tsa of bad customer service. in a congressional hearing that ended only a few hours a
panetta has had some very tough words on pakistan. the big frustration is that you don't believe that pakistan is doing enough to fight the insurgents within their borders, including the hakani network, a notorious organization responsible for much of the death and bloodshed we see in afghanistan. the suicide bombings, the roadside bombs that take both coalition and civilian lives. also, some people are saying panetta's remarks are a bit hip critical. an organize like this network isn't even on...
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this young man who tried to set off the bomb, he was trying to communicate with people in pakistan. that's what i'm trying to get across, what a grave thought and how pakistan and its army needs to act. >> it undortedly is going go a fascinating read. i know there have been some positive reviews of it so far. if you don't mind, i'm going to read a little section. it was a quote that was from the book. as i lie in the darkness, i wonder if trying to escape is another rash decision that will have disastrous consequences. i try to calm myself by praying. each day, i stair at the ceiling and say, forgive me, god, a thousand times while the guards take naps. counting on my fingers it takes roughly 50 minutes to reach a thousand. tonight as i make sure that the guards are asleep i ask god to forgive me 2,000 times. you're just passing the time. >> yes. >> counting on your fingers, counting the guards, praying. >> yeah. it's funny. during that time during captivity i saw religion at its worst and at its best. it was religious extremism. they thought i was unclean because i wasn't muslim. >
this young man who tried to set off the bomb, he was trying to communicate with people in pakistan. that's what i'm trying to get across, what a grave thought and how pakistan and its army needs to act. >> it undortedly is going go a fascinating read. i know there have been some positive reviews of it so far. if you don't mind, i'm going to read a little section. it was a quote that was from the book. as i lie in the darkness, i wonder if trying to escape is another rash decision that...
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there is pakistani taliban in southwestern pakistan, western pakistan. so we have a lot to determine in terms of who he was in touch with. but on the question of the failed bomb, i'd point to the fact that after the attacks in britain years ago on the subway we had failed attackers a few weeks later. they didn't succeed. the bomb on december 26th didn't succeed. there's a tradition here of some successes. the subway bombings in london, for example, a couple years ago, very successful but also a series of failures. >> we had michael haden on our home yesterday, the former cia director. and one of his theories was that al qaeda, that used to favor and aspire to these big, spectacular complicated acts is now prepared to satisfy itself with something smaller because, a, the more complicated attacks are easier for the u.s. to detect. i mean, do you sign on to that particular theory? >> i think there's a couple of lessons to be learned here. the first is i don't think this is an organization that can conduct the kind of -- sort of masterful terrorist attack we
there is pakistani taliban in southwestern pakistan, western pakistan. so we have a lot to determine in terms of who he was in touch with. but on the question of the failed bomb, i'd point to the fact that after the attacks in britain years ago on the subway we had failed attackers a few weeks later. they didn't succeed. the bomb on december 26th didn't succeed. there's a tradition here of some successes. the subway bombings in london, for example, a couple years ago, very successful but also a...
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what about what is happening in pakistan? >> no indication of new arrests on the horizon in the u.s. our understanding is that investigators are speaking to people in the u.s. with possible ties to mr. shahzad and this includes the mysterious money coursier, although i should caution your viewers, there has been a lot of reports about this courier, and my information is that this is kind of sketchy at this point. they don't even know if he kpich exits. it's just a fellow who does this sort of thing for a living. and it's indicative of how the probe is spinning off in multiple directions. >> what about in terms of ties? what if it's proven that shahzad does have ties to terrorist groups in pakistan? how does that change the charges against him? >> well, the charges against him were preliminary anyway. they were what's called a criminal complaint, which is what investigators often do when they immediately arrest someone. eventually, presumably, will be indicted by a federal grand jury unless he chooses to plead guilty, and thos
what about what is happening in pakistan? >> no indication of new arrests on the horizon in the u.s. our understanding is that investigators are speaking to people in the u.s. with possible ties to mr. shahzad and this includes the mysterious money coursier, although i should caution your viewers, there has been a lot of reports about this courier, and my information is that this is kind of sketchy at this point. they don't even know if he kpich exits. it's just a fellow who does this...
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but he also says he was trained by militants in pakistan. joining me is our guest, now an msnbc terrorism analyst. thanks for coming on with us. let's talk about the fact we hear shahzad is talking. that doesn't mean he's telling the truth. >> absolutely not. and they're going to put him under polygraphs and all types of our systems to test whether he is lying or not. the nypd and fbi detectives are pretty good at that. i'm sure he is still lying at this point. >> how could it be possible he was trained at a camp and is acting alone? in itself doesn't the training mean he is working with someone? >> absolutely. he has already admitted to being in training and obviously it wasn't very good as indicated by the bomb with all of the errors he conducted. right now there is no evidence, no sign of any other complicity. i'm sure they're going to focus on that as they want to round up any cell he might have been associated with. >> let's talk more about this image we have about what is a terrorist in this country. i want to play what retired general
but he also says he was trained by militants in pakistan. joining me is our guest, now an msnbc terrorism analyst. thanks for coming on with us. let's talk about the fact we hear shahzad is talking. that doesn't mean he's telling the truth. >> absolutely not. and they're going to put him under polygraphs and all types of our systems to test whether he is lying or not. the nypd and fbi detectives are pretty good at that. i'm sure he is still lying at this point. >> how could it be...
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it is pakistan that is hosting the afghan taliban. th hosting the very forces that have been shooting at americans and shooting at the afghans we're trying to help. pakistan has real troubles internally. in terms of its stability. in terms of its nuclear program and so forth. i don't see what the white house does or doesn't do in afghanistan as having a material effect on pakistan's future or its future trajectory. >> i want to ask you about libya as well. you've written recently about nato. the nato operation you pointed out that the whole is smaller than the sum of its parts. that nato has been so disappointing that if we didn't have nato, which of course, played such a critical role at the end of the coal war, if we didn't have nato, you wouldn't create it right now. it doesn't really have a justification, a military justification. the role, the nato role in libya, tell me what your concerns are about how disappointing it has been. >> the nato role in libya, first of all, i think it's a poorly designed role. this idea that a no fly
it is pakistan that is hosting the afghan taliban. th hosting the very forces that have been shooting at americans and shooting at the afghans we're trying to help. pakistan has real troubles internally. in terms of its stability. in terms of its nuclear program and so forth. i don't see what the white house does or doesn't do in afghanistan as having a material effect on pakistan's future or its future trajectory. >> i want to ask you about libya as well. you've written recently about...
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this is coming from his native pakistan. "new york times" reporting friends of shahzad said he became more religious, radical and somber in the last year or so, and also asked his father's permission last career to join the fight against american forces in afghanistan. meantime american forces in pakistan trying to trace shahzad's movements during his recent five-month visit there. nbc news foreign correspondent richard engel joining us by phone from islamabad. richard, general petraeus saying shahzad was in his words a lone wolf. he was inspired by militants in native pakistan but didn't have any contact with them. is that the suspicion of u.s. investigators there as well? >> well, the fbi team we're told if here wouldn't be on the ground if they weren't looking for people, looking for contacts that he had. he clearly came here and met with a variety of individuals, pakistani officials have told us he met with a contact, someone collaborating with by e-mail, a group that's been linked to several attacks, including beheading
this is coming from his native pakistan. "new york times" reporting friends of shahzad said he became more religious, radical and somber in the last year or so, and also asked his father's permission last career to join the fight against american forces in afghanistan. meantime american forces in pakistan trying to trace shahzad's movements during his recent five-month visit there. nbc news foreign correspondent richard engel joining us by phone from islamabad. richard, general...
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and pakistan after the killing of osama bin laden. the senator told leaders there that there are, quote, grave u.s. concerns over who knew what before bin laden was found. but kerry says both nations also agreed to work together in future actions against high value terror targets in pakistan. nbc's peter alexander is live for us in islamabad. what else can you tell us regarding senator kerry's at least tone when talking with the leadership in pakistan? >> reporter: yeah, tamron. senator john kerry was here for just a short visit, less than 24 hours, but he made very clear he was not here to apologize because he viewed the unilateral raid taking out osama bin laden in his words as a triumph over trimp. but he wanted to try to soothe over the pakistani anger that took place over that raid. we know the two countries agreed to in the word the senator called several immediate steps. among those steps pakistan has agreed that it will return that stealth, that secret blackhawk helicopter to the united states as early as tomorrow. it was conc
and pakistan after the killing of osama bin laden. the senator told leaders there that there are, quote, grave u.s. concerns over who knew what before bin laden was found. but kerry says both nations also agreed to work together in future actions against high value terror targets in pakistan. nbc's peter alexander is live for us in islamabad. what else can you tell us regarding senator kerry's at least tone when talking with the leadership in pakistan? >> reporter: yeah, tamron. senator...
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he was the special envoy for afghanistan and pakistan. holbrooke's last words uttered just moments before he was wheeled into emergency open heart surgery, he said you've got to stop this war in afghanistan. so what impact will his loss have on america's efforts to succeed? karen deyoung is the senior diplomatic correspondent for the "washington post." how involved, how in depth was holbrooke's involvement in our strategy in afghanistan? >> i think certainly on the civilian side, which is a major part of the strategy, he was the person in charge. he was coordinating the economic assistance, the efforts to improve governance in both pakistan and afghanistan. also the international effort. the effort to get other countries to participate, again, not only on the military side, which was being done by nato and the u.s. military, but also to continue a long-term effort to support both pakistan and afghanistan in terms of development to establish places where the population would not be so vulnerable to insurgents and where the government could
he was the special envoy for afghanistan and pakistan. holbrooke's last words uttered just moments before he was wheeled into emergency open heart surgery, he said you've got to stop this war in afghanistan. so what impact will his loss have on america's efforts to succeed? karen deyoung is the senior diplomatic correspondent for the "washington post." how involved, how in depth was holbrooke's involvement in our strategy in afghanistan? >> i think certainly on the civilian...
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military action in pakistan. though the tough language is good and appropriate, her actions are limited. >> i'm curious what investigators are learning from faisal shahzad. he has been singing like a canary since taken into custody. do you think it's all usable information? might he be self-grandiosing himself and trying to make things a better deal than he is? >> once you get a suspect start ing to talk, you almost can't shut them up and you have to sort out what's really truth in their dissembling and their own fantasies. you have to work through all of that and the fbi and nypd interrogators working this guy over understand that they're trying to get the bottom line. what they want to focus on now, who else was involved here. was there a money courier and where did you get your training? where did you get your support overseas so we can follow up on what secretary clinton is talking about. what involvement was there in pakistan? >> there's an op-ed in today's "washington post" by richard clarke which reads, no
military action in pakistan. though the tough language is good and appropriate, her actions are limited. >> i'm curious what investigators are learning from faisal shahzad. he has been singing like a canary since taken into custody. do you think it's all usable information? might he be self-grandiosing himself and trying to make things a better deal than he is? >> once you get a suspect start ing to talk, you almost can't shut them up and you have to sort out what's really truth in...
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they moved into pakistan, they have come back now. what the u.s. is trying to do now is at least create some stability so the government of hamid karzai can take over and take control. the problem is, with each passing month, the government of karzai seems to be more and more unpopular -- >> which begs the question everybody's asking. does it matter -- >> does it matter -- >> -- and should we not just leave? >> if we left right now, most analysts i've spoken to believe that the karzai government would collapse almost immediately. >> but i guess the question, tony, is, does that analysis of a pending collapse of the karzai government upon immediate withdrawal hold war a year from now or five years from now, just as sure as it does today, because it's a corrupt architecture? >> that's right. it shouldn't matter. >> does it? >> no, it doesn't. if it falls, it falls. they don't like being forced to either side. next and more importantly is the fact that we are the ones who are now it shall. both sides are kind of attacking us in one way or another. we'
they moved into pakistan, they have come back now. what the u.s. is trying to do now is at least create some stability so the government of hamid karzai can take over and take control. the problem is, with each passing month, the government of karzai seems to be more and more unpopular -- >> which begs the question everybody's asking. does it matter -- >> does it matter -- >> -- and should we not just leave? >> if we left right now, most analysts i've spoken to believe...
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do we stay in afghanistan because we can't have pakistan? i mean, it's insanity. >> we were attacked from afghanistan. >> we were. >> obviously if it it was allowed to happen, a vacuum in afghanistan, everybody across the border in pakistan would come back. we ran this experiment before. 1989, in 2002, the bush administration really kind of on the cheap approach for afghanistan. i think we -- there is a strong interest in making sure afghanistan goes well. >> so what do we do, stay in a holding pattern in afghanistan before we feel better about pakistan? and how does staying in afghanistan for morrow decade change the realities of pakistan and afghanistan if we leave in 2021 instead of 2011? >> well, we don't know what the future will hold. >> by the way, there are no good answers. you just wrote the damn book. >> he's trying to trick you. no. there are no good answers here! we are fighting a war in afghanistan with 100,000 troops because pakistan is a dangerous country. there are no good answers here. >> we've been saying this -- he's been
do we stay in afghanistan because we can't have pakistan? i mean, it's insanity. >> we were attacked from afghanistan. >> we were. >> obviously if it it was allowed to happen, a vacuum in afghanistan, everybody across the border in pakistan would come back. we ran this experiment before. 1989, in 2002, the bush administration really kind of on the cheap approach for afghanistan. i think we -- there is a strong interest in making sure afghanistan goes well. >> so what do...
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military aid to pakistan. meanwhile, as unauthorized details about the raid continue to leak, admiral mike mullen is concerned the information could affect future military operations. >> we are close to jeopardizing this precious capability that we have and we can't afford to do that. this fight isn't over, from myrm perspective, it is time to stop talking. we have talked far too much about this. >> secretary gates added leaks and gossip violate an agreement that was made in the white house situation room to keep details of the raid private. >> yet mike barnicle, conspiracy theorists out there suggesting perhaps osama bin laden's not dead. why won't the president reveal more? excuse me, i want to keep classified information classified. i'm good. he's dead. al qaeda says he's dead. let it go. >> no doubt about it, joe. yesterday, i think we were all sort of baffled when congressman ron wall alluded to -- -- ron paul alluded to -- had his own conspiracy theory. he's not alone. we need operational security and th
military aid to pakistan. meanwhile, as unauthorized details about the raid continue to leak, admiral mike mullen is concerned the information could affect future military operations. >> we are close to jeopardizing this precious capability that we have and we can't afford to do that. this fight isn't over, from myrm perspective, it is time to stop talking. we have talked far too much about this. >> secretary gates added leaks and gossip violate an agreement that was made in the...
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he went back to pakistan, then came back earlier this year. it seems from the moment he got back, all the steps he took were consistent with this plan. he buys a gun seven weeks ago, he goes and starts to buy the fireworks. he then starts to acquire the propane tanks and everything else. >> give us a sense, michael, if you can, we're getting a better idea about the motive that may have been at play here. the sense that there were these drones, u.s. cia drones that had been targeting more and more areas throughout waziristan and the borders in afghanistan and pakistan. do we think that's enough to radicalize someone like this? >> it's normally a combination of things that radicalizes somebody, and this is another classic case. this guy was going through his own personal crises of identity, plus a financial crisis. in addition, he was going back to his conservative religious feelings. and coupled with political anger, all those things mixed together is a classic case for someone to be radicalized. multiple travel to pakistan, probably talking to
he went back to pakistan, then came back earlier this year. it seems from the moment he got back, all the steps he took were consistent with this plan. he buys a gun seven weeks ago, he goes and starts to buy the fireworks. he then starts to acquire the propane tanks and everything else. >> give us a sense, michael, if you can, we're getting a better idea about the motive that may have been at play here. the sense that there were these drones, u.s. cia drones that had been targeting more...
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. >> this at the same time holder was making clear the pakistan taliban is front and center. now, these groups are interlocking and there's a lot of overlap, but we're talking about the pakistan taliban. this is what hillary clinton had to say if there were a successful attack here and the roots were in pakistan. >> we've made it clear that if heaven forbid, an attack like this that we can trace back to pakistan, were to have been successful, there would be very severe consequences. >> this is really setting down a marker for pakistan's government. there have been ups and downs in this relationship and one of the complaints from the pakistani side is the accelerated pace of the drone attacks has led to the radicalization of these people. >> i said that tape has been taking seriously -- that's before they announced. we'll be reporting shortly that u.s. intelligence has independent confirmation of what shahzad has been telling them, that there is pakistani taliban hands, fingerprints, assistance, to this attack. i think this is going to play out -- over the next weeks, a very i
. >> this at the same time holder was making clear the pakistan taliban is front and center. now, these groups are interlocking and there's a lot of overlap, but we're talking about the pakistan taliban. this is what hillary clinton had to say if there were a successful attack here and the roots were in pakistan. >> we've made it clear that if heaven forbid, an attack like this that we can trace back to pakistan, were to have been successful, there would be very severe consequences....
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privately, i'm sure they're being firm with pakistan but publicly, very firm. >> i think this pakistan issue is headed for a little bit of train wreck and they are quietly trying to, you know, preempt or prepare for that. the reality is what they know, what everybody knows, there is no consensus among pakistani leadership for how to deal with bin laden or deal with the infrastructure that harbored bin laden. that's been the case the past few years and who knows what the case will be the next few years with other terrorist groups. everyone in our government knows it's a real problem and a sense there's no leverage and no way to deal with that. you can hear that in obama's interviews and donneothers as w. perplexed how to do forward with that. >> last night, the president addressed the nation in "60 minutes." in the pays of a week, one line of attack, he has now become commander in chief. >> probably in our lifetime, one of the greatest examples of being the commander in chief ever because he's publicized being disguisetive to the entire country and entire world. his goal now is to keep
privately, i'm sure they're being firm with pakistan but publicly, very firm. >> i think this pakistan issue is headed for a little bit of train wreck and they are quietly trying to, you know, preempt or prepare for that. the reality is what they know, what everybody knows, there is no consensus among pakistani leadership for how to deal with bin laden or deal with the infrastructure that harbored bin laden. that's been the case the past few years and who knows what the case will be the...
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. >>> plus from the streets of new york to the mountains of pakistan, the expanding threat from that country's taliban. targeting americans on our home soil is our presence in afghanistan preventing us from doing what we should be doing in pakistan? >>> and a different kind of stress test -- what happens to men after just five minutes in the same room with a beautiful woman? the show starts right now. >>> breaking news off the top today, we had a financial market meltdown, the likes of which we have not seen in a couple of years' time. partially you have an environment where everyone is walking on pins and needles as a result of the pictures you see before you. greek debt crisis that is a potential contagion that could run the entire western european map and lead its way straight to the united states. that continues to be unresolved. while walking on broken glass today and every day there may have been a trading glitch at
. >>> plus from the streets of new york to the mountains of pakistan, the expanding threat from that country's taliban. targeting americans on our home soil is our presence in afghanistan preventing us from doing what we should be doing in pakistan? >>> and a different kind of stress test -- what happens to men after just five minutes in the same room with a beautiful woman? the show starts right now. >>> breaking news off the top today, we had a financial market...
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. >> in fact, from deadly embrace, your book on pakistan would seem less and less likely that pakistan would help us. deadly embrace, you told me it's on the bestseller list in pakistan. >> number seven. >> why would people in pakistan be buying deadly embrace, do you think? >> it's a mystery to me, andrea. apparently they find it useful to understand american thinking about pakistan. united states and pakistan have had a tortured relationship for 65 years. we may be at one of the most tortured points ever. >> what we're reading is that the leader of their military widely criticized here in the states at various points for not knowing aboutç bin laden's whereabouts. he who has some american background might be being forced out precisely because of the embarrassment of the bin laden raid. >> he's in deep trouble. >> if so, what comes next? >> the next generation of pakistani military leaders are intensely anti-american. these are people who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s. they became part of the great jihad against the soviet union. think they islamist is the solution. none of them ha
. >> in fact, from deadly embrace, your book on pakistan would seem less and less likely that pakistan would help us. deadly embrace, you told me it's on the bestseller list in pakistan. >> number seven. >> why would people in pakistan be buying deadly embrace, do you think? >> it's a mystery to me, andrea. apparently they find it useful to understand american thinking about pakistan. united states and pakistan have had a tortured relationship for 65 years. we may be at...
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. >>> senator john kerry returned from pakistan. he got in at 6:30 this morning, trying to mend fences with officials but warned them about the congressional reaction and the wake of the raid on osama bin laden's compound. today, he said the relationship took a dive, but he's optimistic that both nations can work it through together. karen young is senior diplomatic correspondent with the washington post. he had about three hours to get back from the airport, turn around, get cleaned up and chair this hearing. so this is not easy duty at all for the chairman of the foreign relations committee. the tougher question is what do we do now about pakistan and i want to ask you about afghanistan and the impact there. >> well, i think as senator kerry said in the hearing that he held this morning, i think he went straight from the airport to the hearing, said that, look, yes, this is a problematic relationship, but it is an important relationship. i believe having come out of very intensive talks with the pakistanis that there are grounds f
. >>> senator john kerry returned from pakistan. he got in at 6:30 this morning, trying to mend fences with officials but warned them about the congressional reaction and the wake of the raid on osama bin laden's compound. today, he said the relationship took a dive, but he's optimistic that both nations can work it through together. karen young is senior diplomatic correspondent with the washington post. he had about three hours to get back from the airport, turn around, get cleaned...
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leon panetta said in his hearings that the issue is going to be pakistan. and yet we continue to not understand dealing with pakistan is going to be necessary to any long-term sesttlement of afghanistan. we know this but keep ignoring it. >> you said "winning" a few times just now. we talk about defining the mission. i still don't know what we're trying to win. how have we defined it? isn't that one of the biggest problems that the president faces right now? >> absolutely. i heard this morning senator mccain both on the "today" show on fox talk about the fact that we're there because of 9/11. yeah. we won. we passed -- way past that. got rid of the taliban, got al qaeda out of there and should have declared victory and gotten out a long time ago. now we have the issue of what we're trying to do when people are often not wanting to talk about it, we're trying to nation build. what we've done is doubled down in a tribal rivalry. we are supporting one tribe that the northern alliance and the karzai government over all the others. so we've taken sides and we be
leon panetta said in his hearings that the issue is going to be pakistan. and yet we continue to not understand dealing with pakistan is going to be necessary to any long-term sesttlement of afghanistan. we know this but keep ignoring it. >> you said "winning" a few times just now. we talk about defining the mission. i still don't know what we're trying to win. how have we defined it? isn't that one of the biggest problems that the president faces right now? >> absolutely....
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i went to pakistan, i did that, by the way, i built the eiffel tower, too. sometimes it's about letting someone feel like they're poe t important and you're not. if that's an interrogation technique that works, you use it. at the end of the day, it's about getting actual intelligence. if you're not getting that, then you're wasting your time. >> never a waste of time with you, jack. thank very much. >> thank you. >>> in the midwest, a may snowstorm greeted morning commuters in minnesota and northern south dakota. flurries left accumulations in some parts. for what we can expect today, let's get this weather channel forecast from bill carron. bill? >> we're going to see a big swing backwards. we had warmed up, it was so nice. look at the cold air that plunged across the country. this is probably the last blast we're going to see in the spring. some areas are going to see a freeze, including areas north of kansas city, back through wisconsin. we've got a little snow in northern michigan. as far as the worst weather, it's going to be right in the great lakes th
i went to pakistan, i did that, by the way, i built the eiffel tower, too. sometimes it's about letting someone feel like they're poe t important and you're not. if that's an interrogation technique that works, you use it. at the end of the day, it's about getting actual intelligence. if you're not getting that, then you're wasting your time. >> never a waste of time with you, jack. thank very much. >> thank you. >>> in the midwest, a may snowstorm greeted morning commuters...
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and pakistan every year and 400,000 between the uk and pakistan every year. they can't follow all of these people and know where all of them are going. as i understand it once they get to pakistan it's very hard to know what they're up to anyway. yes, people are very concerned about this. on the other hand, it also shows in this particular case of times square and the underpants bomber that although these people are the kind of recruits that these terrorist groups want and that they have american pass ports or pass ports that let them into the united states, they're not very good at being terrorists. >> final question. was there any kind of breakdown here? or was there just no way to suspect this man? >> i don't think there was any way to suspect this man. now, you know, as we've written in "newsweek" as our story reports as i read online last week, they lost the guy while they were about to go in and arrest him. he managed to get to the airport. he managed to get on an airplane even though he had been put on the no fly list several hours earlier so there wer
and pakistan every year and 400,000 between the uk and pakistan every year. they can't follow all of these people and know where all of them are going. as i understand it once they get to pakistan it's very hard to know what they're up to anyway. yes, people are very concerned about this. on the other hand, it also shows in this particular case of times square and the underpants bomber that although these people are the kind of recruits that these terrorist groups want and that they have...